OCTOBER 2000: AGREEMENT WITH CHINA AIRLINES (CHI) FOR DOMESTIC DISTRIBUTION OF IMPORT LOADS FOR (CHI), OFFERING OVERNIGHT DELIVERY. MAINLY HANDLING TAIWAN-MADE, COMPUTER PARTS, AND PERIPHERALS, AS WELL AS OTHER MACHINERY PARTS.

NOVEMBER 2001: FACED WITH GROWING COMPETITION FROM THE INCREASING NUMBER OF NEW START-UP AIRLINES, BLUE DART AVIATION (BDA) FORMS NEW "SIGMA" ALLIANCE, WITH MANDALA AIRLINES (MND), PELITA, & DIRGANTARA AIR SERVICE TO POOL SERVICES, AND AVOID HEAD-ON COMPETITION WITH EACH OTHER, WHILE COMPETING WITH NATIONAL CARRIER GARUDA INDONESIA (GIA), & OTHER DOMESTIC CARRIERS.

JANUARY 2001: PLANS TO ADD SERVICE TO AHMEDABAD AND HYDERABAD. CURRENTLY OPERATES 3 737F'S TO BANGALORE, KOLKATA (CALCUTTA), MUMBAI (BOMBAY), AND NEW DELHI.

June 2002: 1 order (February 2003) 737-300.

August 2002: Parent, Blue Dart Express, terminates its jet airplane contract with FedEx (FED) to concentrate its efforts on international expansion into the Maldives, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Nepal.

November 2004: DHL Express acquired a 68% stake in Blue Dart (BDA) for EUR 128 million. Following the acquisition, (BDA) will be managed as a standalone company under the leadership of the existing management.

November 2005: Indian state-run oil companies reduced the price of aviation turbine fuel by -1.85% effective November 1 due to the drop in international oil prices, "Newindpress" reported. For domestic airlines the price per kiloliter has been cut approximately -2% to INR35,761/$792.31 in Delhi and INR36,715 in Mumbai. For international carriers the price has gone down -4% to $609 per kiloliter in Delhi and $601 in Mumbai.

2 orders (February 2006) 757-200F's, freighters.

February 2006: 757-200 (VT-BDJ), delivery.

May 2006: Indian domestic airports recorded a near +10% increase in cargo traffic in the 12 months to March 31 over the previous corresponding period. The biggest increases were recorded at Tiruchi (up +114.8%), Patna (up +37.2%), Bangalore (up +23.6%), Delhi (up +11.2%) and Chennai (up +10.8%). International freight traffic also grew strongly, rising +11.7% to 920,150 tonnes. The biggest gains were recorded at Tiruchi (+130%), Coimbatore (+102%), Bangalore (+27.3%) and Hyderabad (+21.7%).

July 2006: Blue Dart Aviation (BDA) operates scheduled night express cargo flights and is involved in domestic and regional charter jet airplane operations. It has an in-house maintenance capability and provides airplane maintenance and engineering support to various users.

Blue Dart (BDA) operates its airplanes at night ex - Chennai and Calcutta connecting enroute Bangalore, Bombay and Delhi for overnight next day delivery of Express and Cargo loads.

Blue Dart (BDA) has in-house Engineering, Quality Control, Ground Handling, Security facilities to meet the business of carriage of Express and Cargo loads on the above sectors.

Blue Dart (BDA) is the only jet cargo airline in India, who offer various services including Air Cargo Movement (Charters), Engineering, Software Development, Aviation Projects and Flight Handling Services.

Maintenance and Engineering:

Blue Dart (BDA) has established captive consumption, maintenance facilities for servicing, rectification and repair of 737-200 airplanes, including modification. The established facilities are equipped to undertake “D” Check, Supplemental Structural Inspection Document (SSID), and Corrosion Prevention & Control Program (CPCP) work. Service bays for radio, electricals, wheels & brakes are also established. Blue Dart (BDA) continuously and progressively strives to enhance the above capabilities.

Third Party Jobs:

Blue Dart (BDA) has in-built capacity to undertake third party maintenance, repairs, modification on airframe, including modification of component in service bays. The above facilities have been availed by various airlines in the course of thirty months from inception.

Software Development:

Blue Dart (BDA) has developed in - house various packages to meet the requirements; Flight Updation Scheduling Inquiries and Operational Notes - (FUSION), System for Aircraft Logistics Inventory Management - (SALIM), System for Digital Flight Data Recorder (DFDR) Analysis for Crew Performance Monitoring - (SODA), System of Aircraft Trimming and Balancing - (STAB). The above systems are in use by Blue Dart (BDA) and can be modified for specific customer needs.

Aviation Project Consultancy:

Blue Dart (BDA) offers aviation project consultancy relating to Flight Operations, Training, Aircraft Maintenance, Quality Control, including set up of an aviation operation in India, and has a dedicated team of experienced professionals to meet customer requirements.

May 2007: SITA said it is working with Airports Authority of India (AAI) to deploy an additional 17 (VHF) ground stations at the nation's airports, enabling Indian airlines and (AAI) to exchange real-time data with airplanes and allowing "increased safety and efficiency of operations." This will bring SITA's Aircom network in India to 23 stations.

July 2007: Precision Conversions received a 757-200PCF order from DHL-European Air Transport (EPT). The ex-VIM Airlines airplane will be modified at Flightstar Aircraft Services in Jacksonville and will be redelivered in October. It is owned by DHL-European Air Transport (EPT) but is expected to be operated by Blue Dart Aviation (BDA) in Chennai.

August 2008: GMR Hyderabad International Airport, developer and operator of the new Rajiv Gandhi International, said it received clearance from the Ministry of Aviation to levy a INR375/$8.66 user development fee on outbound domestic passengers.

The Indian government announced official approval for significant modernization and expansion projects at Kolkata (CCU) and Chennai airports that will bring the facilities to "international standard" and cost a combined $900 million. The 30-month project at (CCU) will cost an estimated INR19.43 billion/$452.4 million and expand annual handling capacity by 20 million passengers. The second runway will be extended to 3,293 m and made suitable for "large commercial airplanes," navigation facilities will be upgraded, airplane parking and additional taxiways will be added, and road and rail connections to the airport will be improved. The work first was proposed in April 2007. (CCU) handled 7.5 million passengers in the 2007 to 2008 fiscal year and is expected to process 24.7 million in 2015 through 2016.

At Chennai, INR18.1 billion will be spent on a similar 26-month project designed to increase capacity by +14 million passengers per year. In the recently completed fiscal year it processed 10.7 million passengers. The second runway will be extended and a new taxiway constructed, among other improvements, including a new domestic terminal building capable of handling 10 million passengers per year.

July 2014: Precision Aircraft Solutions has begun conversion of a (DHL)-owned Boeing 757, which will be operated by Blue Dart Aviation (BDA), a (DHL) affiliate. It will be the 15th overall airplane and the fifth 757 airplane converted by Precision to fly in the (DHL) global network. The conversion is underway at (TAECO) in Xiamen, with redelivery targeted for early October.

June 2015: Indian integrated transportation and distribution firm, Blue Dart Express, has acquired control of local freight specialist Blue Dart Aviation (IATA) Code: BZ, based at Chennai) (BDA).

In a stock exchange filing, Blue Dart Express said its board of directors had approved the purchase of an additional 21% stake in the carrier, bringing its overall shareholding up from 49%, to 70%. The board had originally sought 74%.